Every week, I write a short blurb about teaching and learning for my school's parent newsletter. I've decided to post old ones on this site from time to time. If you're interested in training on the Science of Learning for this or next year, please get in touch. - Dr. G What is the Science … Continue reading What is the Science of Learning? (Parent Digest #4)
Questioning Beliefs about Instructional Coaching
In a previous post, I talked about 10 Popular Yet Questionable Instructional Coaching Dogmas. If you go to that post, you can listen to me talk about them on Teachers Talk Radio. Right around that time, I took to Twitter to ask educators what they thought about each of the dogmas, and lots of people … Continue reading Questioning Beliefs about Instructional Coaching
Kernels of Truth
I recently shared a step-by-step strategy for Error Correction on Twitter. It comes from Direct Instruction, but it is a generic strategy that can be used by anyone wishing to get better at this important facet of teaching. It involves 7 steps, which are summarized in this slide from a NIFDI training I recently attended: … Continue reading Kernels of Truth
The teacher shortage shouldn’t mean we drop the ball in schools
I was recently interviewed by Education HQ. Follow this link to access the article: https://educationhq.com/news/the-teacher-shortage-shouldnt-mean-we-drop-the-ball-in-schools-leading-educator-165596/ Also, check out my new side project on Direct Instruction. https://zachgroshell.wordpress.com/category/direct-instruction-podcast/feed/
S3E7: Kurt Engelmann and Bryan Wickman on Direct Instruction (DI)
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. My name is Dr. Zach Groshell, and for this episode, I am excited to share with you the first episode of The Direct Instruction Podcast with Kurt Engelmann and Bryan Wickman. We will hear about the origins of Direct Instruction, how it differs from lowercase "di" and explicit instruction, and … Continue reading S3E7: Kurt Engelmann and Bryan Wickman on Direct Instruction (DI)
S3E6: Kent Johnson and Andrew Kieta on Behavioral Education
Today we are going to be talking to Kent Johnson and Andrew Kieta, who run a very unique school that is just up the road from me called Morningside Academy. Morningside utilizes evidence-based strategies and programs, including Direct Instruction and Precision Teaching. They offer their teachers robust professional development and instructional coaching around their model, … Continue reading S3E6: Kent Johnson and Andrew Kieta on Behavioral Education
S3E5: Gene Tavernetti on Making Instructional Coaching Work
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. My name is Dr. Zach Groshell and, in this episode, we're going to be talking with one of my mentors of instructional coaching, Gene Tavernetti. Gene is the author of two John Catt Educational books, Teach Fast: Focused Adaptable Structured Teaching, and Maximizing the Impact of Coaching Cycles. He is … Continue reading S3E5: Gene Tavernetti on Making Instructional Coaching Work
I Provide Training on Explicit and Direct Instruction
As an avid reader of education research, I spend a lot of time investigating what works in teaching. There is one instructional system that I think is effective, efficient, and scalable to all grades and subject areas, and I call that system explicit instruction. https://twitter.com/C_Hendrick/status/1745454906063061468?s=20 One problem I face when spreading the news about this … Continue reading I Provide Training on Explicit and Direct Instruction
S3E4: Patrice Bain on “The Room Where it Happened”
In this episode we’re delving into the inspiring tale of a real-life classroom, aka ‘The Room Where It Happened’. This unique researcher-teacher partnership, which was documented in the book Powerful Teaching, helped children not only to learn more effectively and efficiently by leveraging the science of learning, but it armed them with knowledge of how … Continue reading S3E4: Patrice Bain on “The Room Where it Happened”
Teaching with Direct Instruction: What’s with the Scripts?
I recently started teaching with two Direct Instruction programs. The first is Corrective Math, which I am using to teach basic fractions to a group of five middle school students. The second is Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons, which I am using to teach beginning reading skills to my 4 year … Continue reading Teaching with Direct Instruction: What’s with the Scripts?
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